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Correia JS, Mirón-Barroso S, Hutchings C, Ottaviani S, Somuncuoğlu B, Castellano L, Porter AE, Krell J, Georgiou TK. How does the polymer architecture and position of cationic charges affect cell viability? Polym Chem 2023; 14:303-317. [PMID: 36760606 PMCID: PMC9846193 DOI: 10.1039/d2py01012g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Polymer chemistry, composition and molar mass are factors that are known to affect cytotoxicity, however the influence of polymer architecture has not been investigated systematically. In this study the influence of the position of the cationic charges along the polymer chain on cytotoxicity was investigated while keeping constant the other polymer characteristics. Specifically, copolymers of various architectures, based on a cationic pH responsive monomer, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and a non-ionic hydrophilic monomer, oligo(ethylene glycol)methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA) were engineered and their toxicity towards a panel of cell lines investigated. Of the seven different polymer architectures examined, the block-like structures were less cytotoxic than statistical or gradient/tapered architectures. These findings will assist in developing future vectors for nucleic acid delivery.
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- The John van Geest Cancer Research Centre, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham NG11 8NSUK,Department of Surgery and Cancer, Division of Cancer, Imperial College London, Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine (ICTEM)London W12 0NNUK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Division of Cancer, Imperial College London, Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine (ICTEM)London W12 0NNUK,School of Life Sciences, John Maynard Smith Building, University of SussexBrightonUK
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College LondonUK
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Sharma S, Anwar MF, Dinda AK, Singhal M, Dua A, Malik A. Polyaspartic acid, 2-acrylamido-2-Methyl propane sulfonic acid and sodium alginate based biocompatible stimuli responsive polymer gel for controlled release of GHK-Cu peptide for wound healing. J Biomater Appl 2022; 37:132-150. [PMID: 35341370 DOI: 10.1177/08853282221076708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Stimuli responsive polymer based on Polyaspartic acid, 2-Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid and sodium alginate (NaAlg) were synthesized using two cross-linkers Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and TMPTA (Trimethylolpropane triacrylate). The polymers were standardized and optimized to obtain a polymer with maximum swelling in distilled water, saline, glucose and solutions of varying pH. The synthesized polymer swelled well in distilled water, glucose solution and acidic- alkaline medium. The biocompatibility of the polymer was evaluated for blood compatibility and protein adsorption. The polymer with maximum swelling property was used for peptide release studies. The polymer was further used to study the peptide encapsulation and release efficiency of the polymeric material which was confirmed by FTIR, Scanning Emission Microscope and EDX. The encapsulation efficiency of the polymer for encapsulating (glycyl-l-histidyl-l-lysine-copper) GHK-Cu was observed to be 55.26% and peptide release of 51.84% was observed for Ethylene glycol dimethacrylate based polymer after 24 h whereas for Trimethylolpropane triacrylate based polymer the encapsulation efficiency was observed to be 49.6% and release was 39.01%. The EGDMA based polymer was further examined under in vivo studies in order to evaluate the efficiency of the synthesized polymer. The in vivo studies include wound closure, histopathological analysis, biochemical and toxicity assay. The material has shown promising results for both in vivo and in vitro studies.
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- Shilpa Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, 584797Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India
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- Department of Pathology, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Surgery, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Surgery, 28730All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, 28782Dyal Singh College, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Chemistry, 28782Dyal Singh College, New Delhi, India
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Mittal AK, Bhardwaj R, Arora R, Singh A, Mukherjee M, Rajput SK. Acceleration of Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats through Poly Dimethylaminoethyl Acrylate-Hyaluronic Acid Polymeric Hydrogel Impregnated with a Didymocarpus pedicellatus Plant Extract. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:24239-24246. [PMID: 33015440 PMCID: PMC7528192 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Wound is the major health problem associated with skin damages and arises because of various types of topical injuries. Furthermore, wounds in patients with diabetes take a relatively long time to heal. Currently, herbal medicines have been extensively used for wound care and management. Here, we engineered polymeric hybrid hydrogel of dimethylaminoethyl acrylate and hyaluronic acid (pDMAEMA-HA), which was impregnated with a herbal extract of Didymocarpus pedicellatus. The developed polymeric hybrid hydrogel system can be used for effective therapy of incurable wounds. Therefore, the development of D. pedicellatus-impregnated pDMAEMA-HA (pDPi-DMAEMA-HA) hybrid hydrogel was accomplished by the synthesis of pDMAEMA-HA hydrogel via the optimization of various reaction parameters followed by impregnation of herbal drugs D. pedicellatus. The developed hydrogel composite was well characterized via various techniques, and swelling kinetics was performed to analyze the water uptake property. The swelling ratio was found to be 1600% in both types of hydrogels. To evaluate the wound healing of these polymeric hydrogels, the Wistar rats full-thickness excision wound model was utilized. The healing strength of hydrogels was determined using measurement of wound contraction and histopathological study. The results of wound healing by these polymeric hydrogels revealed that animals treated with the pDPi-DMAEMA-HA hybrid hydrogel group were found to have a higher level of wound closure as compared to marketed formulation as well as polymeric hybrid hydrogel. The histopathologic examinations implied that pDPi-DMAEMA-HA hybrid hydrogel and polymeric hybrid hydrogel-treated groups exhibited enhanced cutaneous wound repair as well as high level of cellular repair and maintenance compared to the standard group because of hyaluronic acid roles in various stages of wound repair.
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- Amit K. Mittal
- Amity
Institute of Pharmacy (AIP), Amity University-Uttar
Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
- Amity
Institute of Indian System of Medicine (AIISM), Amity University-Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar
Pradesh 201301, India
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- Amity
Institute of Pharmacy (AIP), Amity University-Uttar
Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
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- Amity
Institute of Pharmacy (AIP), Amity University-Uttar
Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
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- Amity
Amity Institute of Click Chemistry Research and Studies (AICCRS), Amity University-Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
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- Amity
Amity Institute of Click Chemistry Research and Studies (AICCRS), Amity University-Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
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- Amity
Institute of Pharmacy (AIP), Amity University-Uttar
Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201301, India
- Amity
Institute of Indian System of Medicine (AIISM), Amity University-Uttar Pradesh, Sector-125, Noida, Uttar
Pradesh 201301, India
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Sharma S, Anwar MF, Dinda A, Singhal M, Malik A. In Vitro and in Vivo Studies of pH-Sensitive GHK-Cu-Incorporated Polyaspartic and Polyacrylic Acid Superabsorbent Polymer. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:20118-20128. [PMID: 31815212 PMCID: PMC6893953 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b00655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The main aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro and in vivo efficiency of the polyaspartic acid- and acrylic acid-based superabsorbent polymer. The synthesized polymer was first investigated to check the blood compatibility by protein adsorption and blood clotting tests. Further, the GHK-Cu peptide was incorporated within the polymer and release studies were performed to evaluate the drug-delivery efficiency of the superabsorbent polymer. The polymer with best peptide release results were further used for in vivo analysis for wound healing. The healing efficiency of polymer with and without peptide was analyzed using wound closure, biochemical assay, histopathological, and toxicity studies.
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- Shilpa Sharma
- Department
of Chemistry, Dyal Singh College, University
of Delhi, New Delhi 110001, India
- Department of Pathology and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Pathology and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Pathology and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Pathology and Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Dyal Singh College, University
of Delhi, New Delhi 110001, India
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Yue Z, Che Y, Jin Z, Wang S, Ma Q, Zhang Q, Tan Y, Meng F. A facile method to fabricate thermo- and pH-sensitive hydrogels with good mechanical performance based on poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate and acrylic acid as a potential drug carriers. JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION 2019; 30:1375-1398. [PMID: 31220422 DOI: 10.1080/09205063.2019.1634859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A thermo- and pH-sensitive hydrogel was prepared by a facile free aqueous radical copolymerization of PEGMA and AAc without any crosslinkers for controlled drug delivery. The successful fabrication of hydrogels was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) measurements. The morphological, mechanical and swelling properties of the obtained hydrogels were studied systematically. The results showed that the morphological and mechanical behaviors of the resultant hydrogels were strongly affected by the content of AAc. Moreover, the obtained hydrogels showed an excellent thermo-, pH- and salinity sensitivities. Release profiles of 5-Fu were studied at different pH (gastric pH 1.2 and intestinal pH 7.4) and temperatures (25 °C and 37 °C). The results showed that the release is very low at pH 1.2/37 °C and high at pH 7.4/25 °C. The cytotoxicity of hydrogels to cells was determined by an MTT assay. The result demonstrated that the blank hydrogels had negligible toxicity to cells, whereas the 5-Fu-loaded hydrogels remained high in cytotoxicity for LO2 and HepG-2 cells. Results of the present investigation exemplify the potential of this novel thermo- and pH-sensitive hydrogel for the controlled and targeted delivery of the anti cancer drug 5-Fu.
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- Zhen Yue
- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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- b School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University , Jinan , PR China
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- a Marine College, Shandong University (Weihai) , Weihai , PR China
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Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for intracellular delivery. Biophys Rev 2017; 9:931-940. [PMID: 29178081 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-017-0341-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The emergence of different nanoparticles (NPs) has made a significant revolution in the field of medicine. Different NPs in the form of metallic NPs, dendrimers, polymeric NPs, carbon quantum dots and liposomes have been functionalized and used as platforms for intracellular delivery of biomolecules, drugs, imaging agents and nucleic acids. These NPs are designed to improve the pharmacokinetic properties of the drug, improve their bioavailability and successfully surpass physiological or pathological obstacles in the biological system so that therapeutic efficacy is achieved. In this review I present some of the current approaches used in intracellular delivery systems, with a focus on various stimuli-responsive nanocarriers, including cell-penetrating peptides, to highlight their various biomedical applications.
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Biocompatible stimuli responsive superabsorbent polymer for controlled release of GHK-Cu peptide for wound dressing application. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-017-1254-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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